The Society of California Archivists (SCA) seeks a dynamic and creative professional to lead the planning and management of a reimagined Western Archives Institute (WAI) program, set to kick off in 2026. As WAI Administrator, this position will explore potential outside partnerships to help administer an online program and support a future in-person component of the Institute.

Founded in 1986, WAI is a continuing education program for individuals whose jobs require a fundamental understanding of archival skills, but have little or no formal archives education; those who have expanding responsibility for archival materials; those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal instruction; those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career. We seek to reach new participants, particularly those developing and caring for community archives in underserved communities.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in administering or managing online education programs
• Experience applying instructional design principles in online learning environments
• Experience using learning management systems
• Experience managing budgets
• Commitment to inclusive and interdisciplinary pedagogical practices
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a changing environment to bring projects to a successful completion
• Organizational, interpersonal, analytical, written communication, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

Pay and Work Schedule

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024. Please submit a resumé or CV and cover letter to president@calarchivists.org.

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Nicole Shibata

SCA President, 2024-2025

Society of California Archivists

www.calarchivists.org

The SCA newsletter is seeking articles and notices about your activities and accomplishments for the Winter issue. The newsletter relies entirely on submissions from community members, so please share your news with the California archives community. 

How about an article on newly processed collections, new acquisitions, your institution's response to the challenging budget environment, grants received, or an ongoing project? Or you might consider a short notice on upcoming events, exhibit openings, new hires, student activities, internship opportunities, or workshops? Have you read a great book that other archivists might find interesting? How about submitting a short review of it? Submissions on any topics of interest to the California archives community are welcome. We would love to have short news and events items from repositories and archivists throughout the state.

Please review all submission guidelines online. 

The deadline for submissions is Monday, November 25, 2024. Email your submissions to newsletter@calarchivists.org. Be sure to include your repository name, location, and contact information.

For more information, please contact the newsletter editors at newsletter@calarchivists.org.

Thank you for sharing!

Best,

The SCA Newsletter team

Marissa Friedman

Sue Tyson

Maria Carrillo Colato

Sereen Suleiman

newsletter@calarchivists.org

The Fall 2024 SCA Newsletter is now online at http://www.calarchivists.org/Publications/SCANewsletter.

Thank you to all those who submitted articles and news items for this issue. Another issue will be coming out this fall, so please consider submitting an article or some news about your work. A call for submissions will go out shortly.

Happy reading!

Marissa Friedman, Sue Tyson, Andrew Kopp, Sereen Suleiman, and Maria Carrillo Colato

SCA Newsletter Team

newsletter@calarchivists.org

The Society of California Archivists' Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations and self-nominations for the following positions:

* Vice President / President Elect (3-year term)

* Secretary (2-year term)

* Membership Director (2-year term)

* Director at Large (2-year term)

* Nominating Committee member (2-year term)

Please complete the SCA 2025 Candidate Nominating Form with your own name or the name of a  colleague that you think would make a good candidate for service in SCA. 

SCA is a volunteer-run organization that relies greatly on its members to not only operate as an organization but also to remain relevant and useful to archives professionals throughout the state of California. Serving on the SCA Board or on the Nominating Committee is an excellent way to both become more familiar with the archival profession in California and to have an impact on SCA’s future and the future of its members. It's also a great chance to work with a team of wonderful archival colleagues from around the state, while developing your own professional strengths.

For more information about each of these positions and their responsibilities, please review sections 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8 and 3-12 of the SCA Handbook.

Please submit all nominations by Monday, December 2, 2024.

 Thank you for your thoughtful submissions!

2024-2025 SCA Nominating Committee:

Lisa Mix, SCA Immediate Past-President (Chair)

Hanna Ahn

Hilary Swett